130:5-6 The writer purposed to continue to wait for the Lord to deliver him while he reflected on God's forgiveness. He compared himself to a guard on duty late at night. He could only wait for the morning light when someone else would relieve him and when all that was then dark would be clear.
130:7-8 God's people should put their hope in Yahweh in their present distress because He is loyal in His love and He will finally provide complete redemption. Ultimate deliverance was sure in the future and this was to be the ground of the Israelites' confidence.
Today God's redeemed saints can call to Him out of the depths of their affliction too. We can find encouragement in the fact that God has forgiven us all sins past, present, and future. However, we can also look forward to our full ultimate redemption when we see Him. Until then, we should hope in the Lord as a watchman waiting for the dawning of our new day, namely our glorification.
